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I for one, welcome our new fungus overlords

Cold Storage by David Koepp

March 18, 2020 by octothorp Leave a Comment

There’s a lot of theory about what various monsters represent about our collective fears. Obviously we have Frankenstein’s monster as a representation of science without morality or consideration for the outcome of their tinkering. Godzilla was the modern version of that with a nuclear twist. Vampires are black mirrors of seduction; Wolfmen are cautions against reverting to our primal nature. And, of course, zombies. Zombies are so ripe for metaphorical interpretation, from concerns about consumerism (hey there Romero) to a concern that others aren’t who […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: David Koepp, finds a way, Jurassic Park, life, read me, read this book, uh

octothorp's CBR12 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: David Koepp, finds a way, Jurassic Park, life, read me, read this book, uh ·
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Kiss and Don’t Tell

Come Again by Nate Powell

March 17, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I hate to admit this, but I am not sure what I read when it comes to Come Again by Nate Powell. On the surface it is obvious: a free love, of the earth community lives together off by themselves. They only go to town for market days and a few supplies they cannot make or grow themselves. They sell their wares (some even are legal) and even dance to bands playing. The community consists of friends old and new because of the community (some […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adultery, Arkansas, communal living, hippies, Magic realism (Literature), memory, Nate Powell

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:124 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adultery, Arkansas, communal living, hippies, Magic realism (Literature), memory, Nate Powell ·
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When Fairies want your head and you just want to go home

Sparrowhawk (Books 1 to 5) by Delilah S. Dawson

March 17, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If Alice in Wonderland and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Fight Club and One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest got together, this might be the results. Sparrowhawk (Books 1 to 5) is one “wild, crazy, disturbing, odd, funny, brightly light and dark all at once, and our train is flying off the tracks” ride. Delilah S. Dawson (even their name is beautiful and mysterious and slightly creepy) created a modern Alice in Wonderland, where “Alice” grows wings, uses a big a$$ swords, kills monsters and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Delilah S. Dawson, fairies, Matias Basla, Rebecca Nalty, supernatural

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:123 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Delilah S. Dawson, fairies, Matias Basla, Rebecca Nalty, supernatural ·
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The Sun Down Motel is a rollercoaster ride of nail-biting terror

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

March 10, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

The Sun Down Motel hooked me from the start. I loved it that first night of reading. But when I picked it up the second night, I was filled with dread. I wasn’t sure I wanted to continue. I chalked it up to being tired and read on. I’m glad I did because it’s an amazing book. But it is a tense book, absolutely gripping and nerve-wracking. I had a headache yesterday evening from clenching my jaw while reading this. I didn’t even realize I […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Fiction, ghosts, horror, murder, mystery, serial killer, Simone St. James, Suspense, thriller

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Fiction, ghosts, horror, murder, mystery, serial killer, Simone St. James, Suspense, thriller ·
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“Fear of the dark. Until I came here, I thought that was for children.”

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver

March 9, 2020 by blauracke Leave a Comment

In 1937, four young men travel to Spitsbergen where they plan to overwinter in a remote bay for scientific purposes. Through unfortunate circumstances and unforeseeable events, one of them is left there on his own, in the endless night of an Arctic winter, in a place the locals call haunted, with only a few dogs and his own thoughts as companions. What makes this book is the atmosphere. Paver manages to bring the Arctic wasteland to life by describing everything in a vivid and evocative […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Michelle Paver

blauracke's CBR12 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Michelle Paver ·
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Less Bite Than I Imagined

Dracula by Bram Stoker

March 6, 2020 by blauracke Leave a Comment

Written in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is obviously one of the most famous horror stories of all time, introducing the character of Count Dracula and a slew of vampire lore. The story of the count travelling to England to spread his evil, and a group of men and women led by expert on the undead Abraham von Helsing trying to stop him, is told through a series of diary and journal entries, letters, telegrams, and newspaper articles. And herein already lies one of the fundamental […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: bram stoker

blauracke's CBR12 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: bram stoker ·
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